FEWI WALK – Spitalfields – Rags to Riches ADDITIONAL DATE

Non members £15

This walk in Spitalfields, led by experienced private walks tour guide, Sue Jackson, will be around Spitalfields.  The immigration of the French Hugenots into this area of London and their extraordinary weaving skills gave Spitalfields its great 18th-century reputation as a European centre of production of fine quality silks. The walk chronicles the lives of the silk weavers from refugee rags to riches and back again. How their early Georgian houses were built and lived in – and the modern day fight to preserve what’s left of them in a fast-changing multicultural area. 

Walkers to make their own way to Liverpool Street Station and meet beside the Kinder Transport statue next to the entrance of the underground by 10.20 to then go and meet the guide. This is a 2 hour walk.  Please wear appropriate clothing for the weather and comfortable walking shoes.